Re: extracting file make system hang

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What version Lubuntu?
What app are you using to extract (I don't use Lubuntu but the default is file-roller?)
Where is the archive located under your /home?
How large is the archive?
Where did it come from?
What file extension has it got? (zip/rar/tar.gz?)
Can you extract the file successfully at the terminal? (command line depends on file extension)

"Permission Denied" may be generated by a corrupt archive or attempting to extract it to a folder you don't have permissions too...

Re: extracting file make system hang

Originally Posted by satanselbow

... help us to help you...

What version Lubuntu?
What app are you using to extract (I don't use Lubuntu but the default is file-roller?)
Where is the archive located under your /home?
How large is the archive?
Where did it come from?
What file extension has it got? (zip/rar/tar.gz?)
Can you extract the file successfully at the terminal? (command line depends on file extension)

"Permission Denied" may be generated by a corrupt archive or attempting to extract it to a folder you don't have permissions too...

Bit more info required before anyone can diagnose it further

It is Lubuntu 11.10. The program is archive manager. It was simply a pdf file encrypted in rar format. so file name was name.rar having size under 2MB. It was downloaded from my professor's homepage.

The permission shouldn't be issue as I am the administrator. Moreover, if I do right click and extract, it does it cleanly. The decrypted pdf wasn't corrupted at all. The problem is only in if I do drag and drop.